Stepping inside Santa’s Post Office, you could forget you were in an empty shop in the Chantry Centre! The twinkling lights on the Christmas trees, the reindeer, Santa’s sleigh, snow and penguins all added to the magical atmosphere, transforming the shop into a wintery, festive venue.

This year, our town has been buzzing with youthful energy thanks to the launch of Young Trader markets. Designed to give young people the chance to sell their handmade products in a real market environment, these events have quickly become a highlight of our community calendar.

The Andover Christmas Festival has become one of the town’s most anticipated annual events, bringing people together and showcasing the very best of local talent, businesses, and festive cheer. For many families, it has become a cherished tradition that marks the start of the holiday season, creating lasting memories. For local businesses, it is one of the busiest and most rewarding nights of the year.

Visitors of all ages joined in the celebrations on Sunday 14 September as Andover marked the 200th anniversary of its iconic Guildhall with a special heritage open day.

How do you create a puppet that represents the heritage and many cultures of Andover residents? This was the task we gave locally-based artist Kezia Hoffman and the Andover Cultural Sharing Group.

It was the August Bank Holiday Monday, a hot summer’s day at the end of the school holidays, and Andover High Street was alive with music, dancing, vibrant traditional costumes, the sounds of chatting and laughter and the smells of delicious food.

Vibrant, creative, friendly, community, busy, lively, fantastic… these are just some of the words used by visitors to describe this year’s Four Fun Fridays events which took place in August on Andover High Street.